Fire Carlisle

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We're dealing with lots of injuries to our top 3 most important players and still have a good record. We won't miss the playoffs and are more likely to end up between 4th and 6th seed. As long as we don't play an LA team I can see us having a great shot at getting past the first round of the playoffs as well.

However it was a frustrating game to watch tonight. Oddly for the first time I was upset with KP. Felt like he was just watching people make layups right in his face. I think Bog took him to the rack 4 times 1v1 and none of them did he really try hard to challenge the shot. There was a bunch of others he could have at least contested and we would have been in a completely different position to win this game. He was solid on offense but just didn't seem to have any interest in protecting the rim tonight. Tough to watch a guy 7'3 with long ass arms and a great vert not contest more at the basket. I said all that to say I sure hope RC was yelling at him to play some damn defense.

Seriously?  These Mavs are going to be lucky to make the playoffs.  

Also, I think you're seriously overestimating Rick's interest in having KP play hard defense around the rim.  Layups don't seem to phase Rick nearly as much as three pointers, as he always seems to call a time out after a made three pointer. I think the more likely scenario would be Rick yelling at KP if he DID play hard defense and picked up a foul.  I think it is Rick's mentality that is leading to these continuing layup drills that so many teams run on the Mavs.  I've been saying it for years now that I don't think Rick has the stomach for hard nosed basketball.